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/resources-business-and-government/maintaining-devices-and-systems/system-hardening-and-administration/system-hardening/detecting-and-mitigating-active-directory-compromises

Detecting and mitigating Active Directory compromises   Publication

Jan 22, 2025 - This publication provides an overview of techniques used to compromise Active Directory, and recommended strategies to mitigate these techniques. By implementing the recommendations in this publication, organisations can significantly improve their Active Directory security, and therefore their overall network security posture.

Small & medium businesses
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Government
/report-and-recover/how-we-help-during-a-cybersecurity-incident/asds-role-in-cybersecurity-for-legal-practitioners

ASD’s role in cybersecurity: For legal practitioners   Guidance

Dec 11, 2024 - During a cybersecurity incident, or suspected cybersecurity incident, our goal is to work with impacted organisations, their legal representation, and any external vendors engaged to investigate an incident on behalf of the organisation.

Organisations & Critical Infrastructure
/about-us/view-all-content/alerts-and-advisories/russian-military-cyber-actors-target-us-and-global-critical-infrastructure

Russian Military Cyber Actors Target U.S. and Global Critical Infrastructure   Advisory

Sep 6, 2024 - The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and National Security Agency (NSA) assess that cyber actors affiliated with the Russian General Staff Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) 161st Specialist Training Center (Unit 29155) are responsible for computer network operations against global targets for the purposes of espionage, sabotage, and reputational harm since at least 2020.

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/protect-yourself/securing-your-devices/how-secure-your-device/secure-your-user-account

Secure your user account   Guidance

Jan 24, 2024 - A user account is the account you use to sign in on your computer at home, school or work. Cybercriminals will target unsecure accounts and take advantage of poor security habits within the home and businesses. Their goal is to get access to your computer and steal your information. There are many ways to improve your account security, keep your accounts safe and avoid being the victim of a cyberattack.

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/about-us/view-all-content/alerts-and-advisories/badbazaar-and-moonshine-technical-analysis-and-mitigations

BADBAZAAR and MOONSHINE: Technical analysis and mitigations   Advisory

Apr 9, 2025 - This guidance has been jointly produced by government agencies from the UK, Australia, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, and the US and is supported by members of the NCSC Cyber League. Its provides new and collated threat intelligence on two spywares known as MOONSHINE and BADBAZAAR with guidance for how App store operators, developers and social media companies can keep their users safe.

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/protect-yourself/staying-secure-online/protecting-your-family/protect-yourself-online

Protect yourself online: A guide to cybersecurity for young people   Guidance

May 2, 2024 - The steps in this guide can help you navigate the online world with confidence.

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/resources-business-and-government/maintaining-devices-and-systems/system-hardening-and-administration/email-hardening

Email hardening  

Apr 11, 2023 - This page lists publications on the hardening of message exchange via electronic mail.

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/resources-business-and-government/essential-cybersecurity/ism/using-information-security-manual

Using the Information security manual   Advice

Jul 3, 2025 - This chapter of the Information security manual (ISM) provides guidance on using the ISM.

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/about-us/advisories/prc-state-sponsored-cyber-actor-living-off-the-land-to-evade-detection

People's Republic of China State-Sponsored Cyber Actor Living off the Land to Evade Detection   Advisory

May 25, 2023 - The People's Republic of China State-Sponsored Cyber Actor Living off the Land to Evade Detection joint advisory provides examples of the cyber actor’s commands, along with detection signatures to aid network defenders in hunting for this activity.

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/resources-business-and-government/essential-cybersecurity/ism/cybersecurity-guidelines/guidelines-system-monitoring

Guidelines for system monitoring   Advice

Jul 3, 2025 - This chapter of the Information security manual (ISM) provides guidance on system monitoring.

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/ransomware-playbook

Ransomware Playbook   Guidance

Oct 10, 2024 - This interactive guide is here to assist you with taking all of the appropriate steps to prepare for, respond to and recover from a ransomware incident.

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/about-us/view-all-content/alerts-and-advisories/2023-top-routinely-exploited-vulnerabilities

2023 top routinely exploited vulnerabilities   Advisory

Nov 13, 2024 - This advisory provides details, collected and compiled by the authoring agencies, on the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) routinely and frequently exploited by malicious cyber actors in 2023 and their associated Common Weakness Enumerations (CWEs). Malicious cyber actors exploited more zero-day vulnerabilities to compromise enterprise networks in 2023 compared to 2022, allowing them to conduct operations against high priority targets.
The authoring agencies strongly encourage vendors, designers, developers, and end-user organizations to implement the following recommendations, and those found within the Mitigations section of this advisory, to reduce the risk of compromise by malicious cyber actors.

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/resources-business-and-government/maintaining-devices-and-systems/system-hardening-and-administration/system-monitoring/implementing-siem-and-soar-platforms/implementing-siem-and-soar-platforms-executive-guidance

Implementing SIEM and SOAR platforms: Executive guidance   Publication

May 27, 2025 - This publication is one of three in a suite of guidance on SIEM and SOAR platforms. It is primarily intended for executives but can be used by any organisation that is considering whether and how to implement a SIEM and/or SOAR.

Organisations & Critical Infrastructure
Government
/about-us/advisories/covid-19-malicious-scams-threat-awareness-and-guidance

COVID-19 Malicious Scams - Threat Awareness and Guidance   Advisory

Mar 27, 2020 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) has produced a detailed report, including practical cyber security advice that organisations and individuals can follow to reduce the risk of harm.

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/resources-business-and-government/governance-and-user-education/incident-response/cybersecurity-incident-response-planning-practitioner-guidance

Cybersecurity incident response planning: Practitioner guidance   Publication

Dec 12, 2024 - ASD defines a cybersecurity incident as an unwanted or unexpected cybersecurity event, or a series of such events, that has either compromised business operations or has a significant probability of compromising business operations.

Small & medium businesses
Organisations & Critical Infrastructure
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/report-and-recover/recover-from/business-email-compromise/review-your-email-account-security

Review your email account security   Guidance

Feb 19, 2025 - How to check your email account security for Gmail and Outlook.

Individuals & families
Small & medium businesses
/about-us/advisories/2021-top-malware-strains

2021 Top Malware Strains   Advisory

Aug 5, 2022 - This joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) was coauthored by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC).

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/resources-business-and-government/maintaining-devices-and-systems/system-hardening-and-administration/network-hardening/securing-edge-devices/mitigating-strategies-edge-devices-executive-guidance

Mitigation strategies for edge devices: Executive guidance   Publication

Feb 4, 2025 - This publication provides a high-level summary of ASD’s existing guidance to manage and secure edge devices effectively. It is intended for executives in large organisations and critical infrastructure providers that are responsible for the deployment, operation, security, and maintenance of enterprise networks. ASD is soon to release a comprehensive technical publication on mitigation strategies for edge devices for practitioners.

Organisations & Critical Infrastructure
Government
/resources-business-and-government/assessment-and-evaluation-programs/infosec-registered-assessors-program/cloud-services

Cloud Services   Program page

Feb 24, 2023 - The Cloud Services Certification Program (CSCP) ceased on 2 March 2020. The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) ceased the Certified Cloud Services List (CCSL) on 27 July 2020 and concurrently released the Cloud Security Guidance package.

Organisations & Critical Infrastructure
Government
/resources-business-and-government/governance-and-user-education/secure-by-design

Secure by Design  

Jul 22, 2024 - Secure by Design is a proactive, security-focused approach to the development of digital products and services that necessitates a strategic alignment of an organisation’s cybersecurity goals. Secure by Design requires cyberthreats to be considered from the outset to enable mitigations through thoughtful design, architecture and security measures. Its core value is to protect consumer privacy and data through designing, building, and delivering products with fewer vulnerabilities.

Small & medium businesses
Organisations & Critical Infrastructure
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/protect-yourself/resources-protect-yourself/personal-cyber-security-guides/personal-cyber-security-next-steps

Personal cyber security: Next steps guide   Guidance

Jun 16, 2023 - The second of three cyber security guides in the personal cyber security series is designed to help everyday Australians understand a moderate level of cyber security and how to take action to protect themselves from cyber threats.

Individuals & families
/resources-business-and-government/maintaining-devices-and-systems/system-hardening-and-administration/system-monitoring/implementing-siem-and-soar-platforms/implementing-siem-and-soar-platforms-practitioner-guidance

Implementing SIEM and SOAR platforms: Practitioner guidance   Publication

May 27, 2025 - This publication provides high-level guidance for cyber security practitioners on Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) platforms.

Organisations & Critical Infrastructure
Government
/resources-business-and-government/essential-cybersecurity/ism/cybersecurity-principles

Cybersecurity principles   Advice

Jul 3, 2025 - Follow the Information security manual (ISM)'s cybersecurity principles to protect information technology and operational technology systems, applications and data from cyberthreats.

Organisations & Critical Infrastructure
Government
/resources-business-and-government/maintaining-devices-and-systems/system-hardening-and-administration/network-hardening/securing-edge-devices/mitigation-strategies-edge-devices-practitioner-guidance

Mitigation strategies for edge devices: Practitioner guidance   Publication

Feb 4, 2025 - This publication expands on Mitigation strategies for edge devices: executive guidance. It provides IT practitioners with a list of mitigation strategies for the most common types of edge devices and appliances across enterprise networks and large organisations.

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/protect-yourself/staying-secure-online/protecting-your-family/protect-your-children-online

Protect your children online: A guide to cybersecurity for parents and carers   Guidance

May 2, 2024 - The steps in this guide can help you ensure that your children stay safe and secure online.

Individuals & families
/protect-yourself/securing-your-devices/how-secure-your-devices/secure-your-apple-macos-device

Secure your Apple macOS device   Guidance

Nov 29, 2024 - Your Apple macOS device often holds your most important data. Use these simple steps to protect your device from cyberattacks.

Individuals & families
/resources-business-and-government/maintaining-devices-and-systems/system-hardening-and-administration/system-monitoring

System monitoring  

Jun 5, 2025 - This page lists publications on performing effective system monitoring.

Organisations & Critical Infrastructure
Government
/about-us/view-all-content/alerts-and-advisories/preventing-web-application-access-control-abuse

Preventing Web Application Access Control Abuse   Advisory

Jul 28, 2023 - The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) are releasing this joint Cybersecurity Advisory to warn vendors, designers, and developers of web applications and organizations using web applications about insecure direct object reference (IDOR) vulnerabilities.

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/about-us/view-all-content/news-and-media/cyber-threat-actors-compromising-networks-major-global-telecommunications-providers

Cyber threat actors compromising networks of major global telecommunications providers    News

Dec 4, 2024 - New guidance is available for network defenders of communications infrastructure to strengthen visibility and harden devices against PRC-affiliated and other malicious cyber actors.

Organisations & Critical Infrastructure
Government
/resources-business-and-government/maintaining-devices-and-systems/outsourcing-and-procurement/cyber-supply-chains/cyber-supply-chain-risk-management

Cyber supply chain risk management   Publication

May 22, 2023 - All organisations should consider cyber supply chain risk management. If a supplier, manufacturer, distributor or retailer (i.e. businesses that constitute a cyber supply chain) are involved in products or services used by an organisation, there will be a cyber supply chain risk originating from those businesses. Likewise, an organisation will transfer any cyber supply chain risk they hold to their customers.

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